ShowCamp in Burbank is proudly presenting "Happily Ever After?," its summer musical production for 2008.

Shows will be Aug. 1, 2 and 3 in the Glendale Community College Auditorium.

"Happily Ever After?" is the story about a group of young minstrels and storybook characters who live in the Kingdom of the Valley under the care and guidance of the Fairy Godmother.

Together, they battle the Wicked Witch and the forces of darkness who threaten their world.

With hopeful determination, they set out, armed only with their talent and wit in search of the great Happily Ever After.

This is the ninth summer program, with a 90-member cast, ages 8-24, mainly filled with students from local Burbank schools. They have been in rehearsals during July in preparation of this wonderful show.

Applying the technical training they receive in class, ShowCamp performers have the opportunity to showcase their talents in an original musical written just for them.

"Happily Ever After?" was first performed in 2001, the second year of ShowCamp. Some of the cast members in this year's show were also in that production.

ShowCamp is a nonprofit corporation, under the direction of Darrell and Jenny Bishop. During the past nine years, ShowCamp has become a service provider to the schools offering year-round performing arts education and production with musical performances at The Alex Theatre, The Colony Theatre, Burbank High School and throughout the community.

Each summer, classes are offered in dance, music, acting, video production and art. This summer, the classes were held on the Burbank High School campus, and the show will be performed on stage at the Glendale Community College auditorium.

Darrell Bishop's ShowCamp, known for being able to showcase the talents of a large children's cast, has created a show in "Happily Ever After?" that is full of fantasy and magic. It also instills a love of performance and musical theater that is evident in the students who return year after year to be a part of the ShowCamp family.

Tickets for "Happily Ever After?" can be purchased online at www.showcamp.com or at the Glendale Community College box office.

Tickets for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1 and 2, are $20 for adults and $17 for seniors and children. Both performances are at 7 p.m. Tickets for the Sunday matinee on Sunday, Aug. 3, are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and children. The Sunday performance begins at 2 p.m. The address of the Glendale Community College Auditorium is located at 1500 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale.

The two lead roles - the Fairy Godmother and Wicked Witch -are performed by Katie Trimble and Caitlin Ary, respectively, who were in the original production.

Additional cast members are:
Gina Bishop - The Queen
Jordan Booker - The King
Alex Tutungi - The Prince
Jenny Leau - Snow White
Michael Bishop - The Mad Hatter/Jester
Dino Battaglia - The Wolf
Mohamed Yahoum - Hook
Jose Vasquez - Smee
Katie Call - Cinderella
Michelle Vasquez - Belle
Sammie Johnson - Sleeping Beauty
Shannon Ary - Alice
Erica Bolotsky - Rapunzel
Sarah Kline - Little Red Riding Hood
Kara Fagin - Peter Pan
John Cutone - Boy Who Cried Wolf
Kevin Zambrano - Pinnochio
Jacob Salomon - Jack
Jason Adams - Rumplestiltskin
Kristen Broderick - Tinkerbell
Courtney Burness - Goldilocks
Elliot Maynes - Hansel
Erin McGuire - Gretel
Ona McDonald, Jessie Butera, Kari Irwin and Katie Westbrook - Ugly Stepsisters

Additional cast members:
Company A - Tabitha Binczek, Hanna Blaidell, Dominique deMotta, Jennie Dickman, Emily Dombrowski, Rachel Echeto, Erina Galanukan, Carly Gilmore, Gina Kouyoumdjian, Stevie Mullenix, Crystal Navarette, Alex Reyes, Elise Reyes, Jackie Reyes, Tatiana Rizzotti, Tracy Seip and Jennifer Seip

Company B - Jasiri Booker, Daisy Boring, Kelly Broderick, Jessie Butera, Katie Butterworth, Alyssa Gonzales, Ryan Hyun, Gabriela Jarboe, Jake Kalender, Jen Katz, Katie Kelley, Hanna Krasnerl, Brian Lee, Elizabeth Maradiaga, Susie Miller, Scottmarle Mevil, Courtney Northup, Julianna Papazyan, Clair Porter, Erika Reyes, Jacob Salomon, Jessica Sanchez, Taryn Stevenson, Carly Stewert and Julie Westbrook

Company C - Nina Cavalheiro, Miles Gilmore, Reggie Golightly, Amy Hah, Sahley Hinterlong, Annabel Kiselyak, Kristina Laue, Erin Lucas, Zoey Malden, Rebekah Maynes, Erin McGuire, Emily Mintz-Kryens, Kristen Reslan, Sophia Rizzotti, Ashley Rodriguez, Sydney Schwartz, Cailey Stevenson and Erika Wolf.

For more information, e-mail showcamp@gmail.com.